Taking Off Quantities: Civil Engineering

209 Pages·1998·8.1 MB·English

by  Bryan Spain

Taking Off Quantities:
Civil Engineering
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Taking Off Quantities:
Civil Engineering
Edited by Tweeds

Tweeds
CHARTERED QUANTITY SURVEYORS,
COST ENGINEERS, CONSTRUCTION
ECONOMISTS
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CONTENTS
Preface viii
1 General principles of measurement 1
2 CESMM 3—How it works 9
3 Pumping Station No.1 31
4 Pumping Station No.2 73
5 Retaining wall 108
6 Road 135
7 Reinforcement 166
8 Gatehouse 171
9 Mensuration and useful data 187
Index 198
PREFACE
The role of the quantity surveyor is changing rapidly and he is now expected to
provide project and financial management services in addition to his traditional
expertise. But whatever new skills are acquired, he must still possess a sound
knowledge of building construction and the ability to take-off quantities from
drawings.
CESMM 3 Explained was published in 1992 and was described as the
definitive work on civil engineering measurement. Since publication, discussions
have taken place with quantity surveyors, engineers, academics and students and
it appeared that there was a need for a book containing examples of civil
engineering taking-off only.
This book, Taking-Off QuantitiesÐCivil Engineering, re-presents the
appendices from CESMM 3 Explained together with the first two chapters which
deal with general principles of measurement and how CESMM 3 works.
Although it is expected that civil engineering and quantity surveying students
will form the major part of the readership, interest has already been expressed by
practising engineers and surveyors on the need for a book providing examples of
civil engineering taking-off accompanied by a commentary on the measurement
techniques being used.
Despite the reduction in the number of disputes since Dr Martin Barnes
produced CESMM 1 in 1976, disagreements over the definitive way to measure
engineering work continue. It is hoped that this book can play a part in reducing
this number even further and also save time and money in expensive litigation
and arbitration proceedings.
I am indebted to Rona Harper, Neil Harper and Nikki Lark for their
calligraphic skills, Paul Spain for presentation and Gil Nicholls who prepared the
drawings. I am also grateful to Stephen Booth and the Institution of Civil
Engineering Surveyors for permission to reproduce some of the information in
Chapter 9. Finally, I would particularly like to thank Len Morley for the major role
he played in the preparation of the taking-off examples.
I would welcome constructive criticism of the book together with suggestions
for improving its scope and contents. Whilst every effort has been made to
ensure the accuracy of the information given in this publication, neither the
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author nor the publishers accept liability in any way or of any kind resulting from
the use made by any person of such information.
There are now many women working in the construction industry; where the
pronoun ‘he’ is used it applies to both men and women.
Bryan J.D.Spain, FInstCES, MACostE
TWEEDS
Chartered Quantity Surveyors
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8 Matthew Street
Liverpool L2 6RE